Troy University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
Robertson, KJ

Jersey Number 7
KJ Robertson
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alabaster, Ala.
- High School:
- Thompson HS
Bio
2020 All-Sun Belt (Honorable Mention)
2021 All-Sun Belt (Honorable Mention)
2021 (Junior): Earned All-Sun Belt honors after finishing second on the Troy squad with 65 tackles … added four tackles for loss, a pair of interceptions and a pass break up … Returned an interception for a touchdown in Troy’s victory over South Alabama in the “Battle for the Belt” … Added his second interception against App State … Recorded four or more tackles in 11-of-12 games; had a season-best nine stops at South Carolina and at Georgia State … Missed just six tackles in 581 total snaps playing three different defensive positions – Mike, Will, Spear … Credited with a tackle for loss in five different games and had half a sack at Coastal Carolina
2020 (Junior): Led all linebackers nationally (min. 315 snaps) with just two missed tackles all season; missed just two of 60 total opportunities per Pro Football Focus … Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Added four pass break ups to his 60 tackles on the year … Posted double-digit tackle games against Eastern Kentucky (11) and App State (10) … Finished the season with multiple tackles in 10-of-11 games – missed majority of BYU game with injury … Played both Troy’s weakside linebacker and spear positions … Second-highest graded linebacker in the country and sixth-best overall per PFF with a 90.2 tackle grade – highest in the Group of Five
2019 (Sophomore): Started six games at weakside linebacker and played in all 12 games … Finished fifth on the team with 51 tackles to go along with 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Recorded a season-high eight tackles in Troy’s win at Texas State … Had multiple stops in all 12 games and finished with five or more in five different games … Had five tackles and 1.5 sacks against Georgia Southern … Ranked third on the team in causing pressure per Pro Football Focus and finished the year with 15 total pressures with four hits on the quarterback … Charged with just six missed tackles, tied for the fewest on the team among players with at least 500 snaps
2018 (Freshman): Played a considerable role on special teams and as a reserve linebacker … Saw action in 11 games and finished the season with 11 total tackles … Forced a fumble and recorded a season-high four tackles against Georgia State … Registered three quarterback hurries on the season and a pass break up
High School: Recorded 130 tackles, five sacks, 12 tackles for loss, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries for Thompson High School … Named first team All-Shelby County … Selected to represent Alabama in the 2017 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … Rated as the 61st best player in the state and one of the top 125 outside linebackers in the country as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports … Ranked as the 34th best overall player in Alabama and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Led the Warriors from an 0-10 season his freshman year to a 12-1 season during his senior year … Won two state championships in wrestling and set a school record in the shot put
Personal: Full name is Kenneth Joseph Robertson, Jr. … Born Oct. 30, 1999, in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Berni Dalcour and Ken Robertson, Sr. … Has one brother, Kodie … First cousin of Tracy Porter, former Saints player that sealed New Orleans’ first Super Bowl win with a pick-six of Peyton Manning ... Graduated with degree in history in spring 2022; focusing on post-baccalaureate studies
2021 All-Sun Belt (Honorable Mention)
2021 (Junior): Earned All-Sun Belt honors after finishing second on the Troy squad with 65 tackles … added four tackles for loss, a pair of interceptions and a pass break up … Returned an interception for a touchdown in Troy’s victory over South Alabama in the “Battle for the Belt” … Added his second interception against App State … Recorded four or more tackles in 11-of-12 games; had a season-best nine stops at South Carolina and at Georgia State … Missed just six tackles in 581 total snaps playing three different defensive positions – Mike, Will, Spear … Credited with a tackle for loss in five different games and had half a sack at Coastal Carolina
2020 (Junior): Led all linebackers nationally (min. 315 snaps) with just two missed tackles all season; missed just two of 60 total opportunities per Pro Football Focus … Named to the All-Sun Belt Team as an honorable mention selection … Added four pass break ups to his 60 tackles on the year … Posted double-digit tackle games against Eastern Kentucky (11) and App State (10) … Finished the season with multiple tackles in 10-of-11 games – missed majority of BYU game with injury … Played both Troy’s weakside linebacker and spear positions … Second-highest graded linebacker in the country and sixth-best overall per PFF with a 90.2 tackle grade – highest in the Group of Five
2019 (Sophomore): Started six games at weakside linebacker and played in all 12 games … Finished fifth on the team with 51 tackles to go along with 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … Recorded a season-high eight tackles in Troy’s win at Texas State … Had multiple stops in all 12 games and finished with five or more in five different games … Had five tackles and 1.5 sacks against Georgia Southern … Ranked third on the team in causing pressure per Pro Football Focus and finished the year with 15 total pressures with four hits on the quarterback … Charged with just six missed tackles, tied for the fewest on the team among players with at least 500 snaps
2018 (Freshman): Played a considerable role on special teams and as a reserve linebacker … Saw action in 11 games and finished the season with 11 total tackles … Forced a fumble and recorded a season-high four tackles against Georgia State … Registered three quarterback hurries on the season and a pass break up
High School: Recorded 130 tackles, five sacks, 12 tackles for loss, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries for Thompson High School … Named first team All-Shelby County … Selected to represent Alabama in the 2017 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game … Rated as the 61st best player in the state and one of the top 125 outside linebackers in the country as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports … Ranked as the 34th best overall player in Alabama and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com … Led the Warriors from an 0-10 season his freshman year to a 12-1 season during his senior year … Won two state championships in wrestling and set a school record in the shot put
Personal: Full name is Kenneth Joseph Robertson, Jr. … Born Oct. 30, 1999, in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Berni Dalcour and Ken Robertson, Sr. … Has one brother, Kodie … First cousin of Tracy Porter, former Saints player that sealed New Orleans’ first Super Bowl win with a pick-six of Peyton Manning ... Graduated with degree in history in spring 2022; focusing on post-baccalaureate studies
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